WRESTLING.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10728, 27 October 1928, Page 9

WRESTLING.

THE ALL-IN GAME.

ivarasick beats imyers

CROWD LIKED IT

BEST BITE OF SEASON

SYDNEY, Oct. 16. In an encounter in which there was plenty of hard and rough wrestling, “Deadlock Al” Ivarasick (12.2) defeated “Bullet” Myers (12.2) by two, falls to one in seven rounds at the .Stadium last night’

Biting, kicking and falls out.', of the ring were included in the affair, which appeared to he much more to the liking of most of the spectators than quieter events during the last two weeks.

At tlie conclusion of the lout, "Myers sat in his corner for some minutes before he was able to go to his dressing-room. Inside, ho was attended to by Dr. Bohrsmann.

in Sydney, in August, they met at Rushcutters Bay, where Myers won on a foul.

Early, Myers started his acrobatic twists, but in one leap he failed to throw his legs around. • ICarasick’s neck, and fell to the mat.

Tlie battling became faster, and a long struggle followed. There was a rally during which Myers placed liis foot on the face and pushed it, while Ivarasick landed the heel of his boot oil the stomach. KARASICK "WARNED. I The Russian caused roam of laughter in the second term, when lie kept watching the referee out of the corner of his eye, to enable him to put in soma “rough stuff” on liis opponent’s face, should the official move out of the line of sight. Banner, however, was watchful, and several times he warned “Headlook Al.” When the hell sounded Myers had a “short-arm scissors” hold, but did not let go the hold immediately. Die referee interfered, and a squabble nearly resulted in a scrap. The first bita of the season was executed by Ivarasick in the third

round. His face was being severely mauled by Myers, when lie worked down the lingers with his own hands, and bit as hard as he could. Myers pulled his hand away and jumped a few feet. Like Kara sick, many of the spectators laughed, but a lew hooted. Myers rubbed his finger, and resumed wrestling. After Karasick’s teeth act the two men were all over the place. Once Ivarasick struck Myers on the stomach with the heel of one of lus boots.

Thrown over, Karasiek Jell on to the press seats on tlie eastern side. Reporters shifted quickly., and he ran along the seat. for a few feet and jumped bade info, the ring. After another scramble,, the Russian, who was in a “half-arm scissors” hold, leaned out of the Ting on tlie northern side, and grabbling a.spectator’s hat struck Myens several tunes on the head with it. “OFF lIIS THROAT.” There was a, mix up, and Myers, getting Kara sink; bn liis stomach, pulled up one of his feet and locking it with his leg) secured tlie “stepover toe” hold. With both hands hanging on to the face, he caused Ivarasick to cry enough, . When they rose Karasiek rushed as if to strike Myers, but the icferee intervened, and the Russian was ordered to his corner. As soon as the 'bell sounded for the fifth* round to commence, Karasiek hounded across the ring, and, securing a “head-lock,” threw tlie American heavily and shook the head vigorously. A woman screamed. Turning, Myers clapped on a “reverse head-lock” and applied great pressure, hut Karasiek worked free. Scissoring the head with the legs was executed on both sides, and in a rally the referee was heard to call out “Off his throat, Karasiek.”

Myers executed a fine back somersault in breaking a reverse arm hold. He was, however, next slapped hard on the face. At flu’s stage it was seen that Myers’ right ear was bleeding and liis "left was much inflamed.

Fierce rallies were the order of things for a few minutes. In^ the last one Myers was hurt in Ivara-

sick’s corner, owing to his neck heavily striking the lower strand on the southern side, as he was being roughed by the Russian, who had soured a powerful head. hold. The hell rang for 20 seconds before Myers was allowed to rise, and. as lie staggered to his corner lie appeared to be dazed. , During the interval Myers leaned bis lieau on one of the ropes. He seemed to be in great . pum, and, pulling a bottle of vaseline from one of the pockets of bis . wrapper, ho ippliod some of the mixture to his injured car. The bell rang, and Myers turned to put the bottle back into his pocket, w lion ho was grabbed with a ‘reverse' Jieadloek’ and thrown heavily. A mil was scored in 30 seconds. While resting Myers appeared to lie in trouble in his corner. As soon its the hell rang for the seventh round to begin, Karasiek rushed and securing another “reverse- Jieadloek” hold threw Myers, a lio was unable to resist, and gained the final fall.